Flux balance analysis of primary metabolism in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Plant Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 161-176

  Kim, Joomi ^a   Fabris, Michele ^b,c,d   Baart, Gino ^c,d,e   Kim, Min K ^f   Goossens, Alain ^c,d   Vyverman, Wim ^d   Falkowski, Paul G ^a   Lun, Desmond S ^a,f,g  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

ancient eukaryotic metabolism; biofuels; computational model; glycolysis; intermediate metabolism; Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; BIOFUELS; BIOINFORMATICS; FEEDSTOCKS; FORECASTING; GENES; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CYCLIC ELECTRON FLOW; FLUX BALANCE ANALYSIS; GENETIC MODIFICATIONS; GENOME SCALE METABOLIC MODEL; GLYCOLYSIS; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS;

METABOLISM;

BIOFUEL;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIATOM; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETICS; GENOME; GLYCOLYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MITOCHONDRION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIOFUELS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIATOMS; GENOME; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROALGAE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84961294074     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13081     Document Type: Article

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